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Asaram's plea against sentencing: Jodhpur HC to begin hearing from Feb 16 on regular basis

Asaram's plea against sentencing: Jodhpur HC to begin hearing from Feb 16 on regular basis

Published on Feb 10, 2026 09:50 pm IST

Rape survivor's father moves SC seeking to quash bail of convict Asaram

Earlier in November, the Gujarat High Court granted six-month bail to Asaram in the 2013 rape case. (PTI)

Published on Dec 02, 2025 12:02 am IST

Asaram's photo worship at Surat hospital sparks row

Asaram is convicted in two cases of rape.(PTI)

Published on Sept 23, 2025 10:53 pm IST

Surat civil hospital dismisses security guard over puja rituals for Asaram

Asaram was convicted by a Jodhpur court in 2018 for raping a minor and by a Gandhinagar court in 2023 for raping a woman from Surat. (File Photo)

Published on Sept 23, 2025 09:35 pm IST

Asaram's temporary bail extended by a month, court says ‘final extension’

Asaram is also serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.(PTI)

Published on Jul 03, 2025 08:09 pm IST

Gujarat High Court extends Asaram's temporary bail till July 7 in 2013 rape case

The temporary bail granted to Asaram by Gujarat High Court on March 28 this year is set to expire on June 30.(PTI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2025 02:03 pm IST

Asaram surrenders at Jodhpur jail after interim bail ends, awaits HC decision

Asaram at the Jodhpur Central Jail where he surrendered on Tuesday

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 06:17 pm IST

‘He can do anything to us’: Rape survivor's father on fresh bail for Asaram Bapu

Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2018 after a Jodhpur court held the religious preacher guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013.(HT File Photo/Ramji Vyas)

Updated on Mar 30, 2025 11:53 am IST

SC orders protection to Discovery offices after threats over Asaram documentary

In this file photo dated Nov. 18, 2013, self-styled godman Asaram at a court, in Jodhpur. (PTI)

Published on Feb 06, 2025 06:01 pm IST

Asaram to walk out of jail as HC grants interim bail

Three police personnel will accompany Asaram to ensure compliance of bail conditions. (PTI File Photo)

Published on Jan 15, 2025 08:18 am IST

Rajasthan HC grants interim bail to Asaram in 2013 rape case till March 31

Asaram Bapu. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 03:37 pm IST

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Asaram on medical grounds till March 31

Asaram Bapu granted bail till March 31, 2025(Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 07, 2025 03:18 pm IST

‘Bhole Baba’ and the thriving industry of godmen in India

Suraj Pal aka Narayan Sakar alias Bhole Baba, a religious preacher.(HT_PRINT)

Published on Jul 05, 2024 09:56 pm IST

Gujarat HC issues notices to Asaram's wife, daughter in 2013 rape case

Asaram Bapu is currently lodged in jail in Jodhpur (PTI Photo)

Published on Jul 03, 2023 10:37 pm IST

Guj govt to challenge acquittal of 6 persons in 2013 rape case against Asaram

Asaram's wife Laxmiben, their daughter Bharati, and his four disciples, who were accused by the prosecution of aiding and abetting the crime, were acquitted by the court for want of evidence. (PTI)

Published on Jun 01, 2023 06:35 pm IST

Manoj Bajpayee on Bandaa getting legal notice from Asaram

Manoj Bajpayee in a still from Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai.

Published on May 12, 2023 03:52 pm IST

Asaram, son get clean chit in 2 children’s death case

Asaram and his son Narayan Sai (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 27, 2019 01:01 pm IST

Supreme Court rejects Asaram bail plea in rape trial

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of religious leader Asaram, who is facing trial in a rape case registered against him in Gujarat.(Reuters Photo)

Published on Jul 15, 2019 11:45 pm IST

Gujarat minister sends best wishes to rape convict Asaram for observing ‘Matru-Pitru Pujan’ day

Gujarat education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma sparked controversy by writing a congratulatory message to a yoga ashram run by the controversial Asaram Trust for observing February 14 as ‘”Matru-Pitru Pujan(Mother-Father Worship) day.(Bhupendrasinh Chudasma)

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 10:50 am IST

Let’s talk about child rape | My daughter was raped by our ‘god’, says mother of rape survivor in Asaram case

The mother of the 16-year-old raped by Asaram recounts a journey in which her daughter has now become her hero.(Illustration: Animesh Debnath)

Updated on May 29, 2018 07:14 am IST

Judge who sentenced Asaram to life till death transferred

Madhu Sudan Sharma, the judge of the special SC/ST cases court in Jodhpur metropolitan, had recently sentenced self-styled godman Asaram (in pic) to life imprisonment in a rape case.(HT file photo)

Updated on May 03, 2018 10:00 am IST

‘If justice is delayed, its value degrades for victim’

Mother of 2012 Delhi gang rape victim.(Dheeraj Dhawan/HT Photo)

Published on Apr 30, 2018 05:55 pm IST

Punishment for Asaram shows our system still has capability to reignite hope: Opinion

Asaram, accused of sexually assaulting a minor, being taken to a district session court in Jodhpur. If the higher courts don’t provide him relief, he’ll have to spend the rest of his life behind bars.(Ramji Vyas/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Apr 30, 2018 10:55 am IST

Good days will come, Asaram allegedly heard saying in audio clip

File photo of Asaram Bapu after being produced at the sessions court in Jodhpur, November 30, 2013. A Jodhpur court awarded life imprisonment to self-styled godman for raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in 2013.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Apr 28, 2018 02:22 pm IST

Asaram’s daughter distances herself from father’s trust

A view of Asaram's ashram in Bhopal on April 25.(Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 27, 2018 11:59 pm IST

Will continue fight if Asaram moves high court, vows rape victim’s father

Self-styled godman Asaram was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Jodhpur court on Wednesday.(PTI File)

Updated on Apr 26, 2018 07:09 pm IST

Asaram believed raping girls wasn’t a sin for an enlightened saint like him: witness

The entrance to the ashram run by Asaram in Jalandhar.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Apr 26, 2018 06:09 pm IST

How Rajasthan cops kept the peace for Asaram verdict, from court in jail to watch on devotees

Police patrol outside the Jodhpur Central Jail, where self-styled godman Asaram has been held since September 2013, in Jodhpur in on April 25, 2018.(Reuters)

Updated on Apr 26, 2018 01:06 pm IST

Victim says Asaram asked her to ‘surrender’, boasted of officers bowing at his feet

Asaram was on Wednesday convicted of raping a teenager from UP’s Shahjahanpur in 2013 and sentenced to life imprisonment.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Apr 26, 2018 05:31 pm IST

Asaram case shows need for witness protection law

Asaram after being produced at the sessions court in Jodhpur on November 30, 2013.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Apr 26, 2018 07:36 am IST

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